Spaghetti with White Bean Sauce

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1  red onion, very finely chopped
• 1⁄2 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4 dice 3 stalks celery, cut into 1/4 dice
• 1  cup  cooked white beans or 1  cup navy beans or 1  cup great northern bean
• 1  cup  vegetable stock
• 1⁄4 cup  finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  hot pepper flakes (optional)
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 10  ounces  fresh spaghetti
• 1 -2  ounce  grated parmesan cheese or 1 -2  ounce romano cheese

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in non-stick frying pan.
2. Add garlic, onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook over medium heat until soft.
3. Stir in white beans and add vegetable stock, half the parsley, the pepper flakes (if using) and salt and pepper to taste.
4. Simmer until beans are quite soft.
5. Coarsely mash half the beans with a fork.
6. Cook spaghetti until al dente.
7. Drain well.
8. Transfer spaghetti and bean sauce to a large shallow bowl and mix well.
9. Sprinkle the spaghetti with remaining parsley and serve at once with freshly grated cheese on top.